Brian Soldano
Weight: 184
Class: Senior
Hometown: Wantage, N.J.
| Year | Overall | Duals | Big 12/Big 10 Finish | Major Decisions | Tech Falls | Pins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 24-12 | 12-4 | 6th | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | 15-11 | 11-5 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | 16-6 | 5-1 | DNC | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 55-29 | 28-10 | ... | 11 | 1 | 28 |
2024-2025 (AT Rutgers)
Ranked as high as No. 16 (WIN Magazine) with a team-high 16 victories as starter at 184 pounds ... owns a team-high 12 pins ... 12 falls currently second nationally ... finished fourth at Midlands, four victories and a ranked win (12/29-30) ... produced three consecutive pins to win the 2024 Sheridan Tournament at Lehigh (12/20) ... delivered back-to-back pins in dual wins over Gardner-Webb and Kent State (12/14) ... wrestled up at 197 pounds and delivered back-to-back pins in dual wins over Princeton (12/8) and Lock Haven (12/6) ... recorded two pins at the Black Knight Invitational (11/24) ... pinned reigning Big Ten Champion Edmond Ruth (Illinois) and Journeymen Classic (11/10) ... opened season with a pin over Logan Rickey in dual win over Duke (11/9).
2023-24 (AT Rutgers)
NCAA qualifier ... Big Ten Championships placewinner ... finished with 15 victories, 11 wins in dual action and tied for second with 51 team points ... finished season with six pins ... had two wins over ranked foes ... competed at the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Kansas City (3/21-23) ... placed sixth at the 2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships in College Park, Maryland (3/9-10) ... earned pins in back-to-back matches with Maryland (2/16) and No. 7 Ohio State (2/4) ... register a pin over Misha Lomboy (Michigan State) at Midlands (12/29) ... opened season with pin over Connor Becker in dual victory against Duke (11/3).
2022-23 (AT Rutgers)
NCAA qualifier ... Big Ten Championships placewinner ... produced team-high 51 dual points with 23 victories as a true freshman ... also led team with eight pins ... finished 2023 NCAA Championships with two victories, including falls over No. 15 seed Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) and No. 16 Reece Heller (Pittsburgh), in Tulsa, Oklahoma, (3/16-17) ... finished sixth with wins over No. 10 Abe Assad (Iowa) and 22 Dylan Connell (Illinois) at 2023 Big Ten Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan (3/4-5) ... finished 2022 Midlands Championships in fourth (12/30) ... opened career with back-to-back ranked wins over No. 17 Anthony Montalvo (Arizona State) and No. 22 Will Feldkamp (Clarion).
High School
Three-time NJSIAA state champion at High Point … finished scholastic career with 127 victories and 99 wins by fall … just the 33rd individual in New Jersey history to become a three-time state champion … closed career with 79 consecutive wins dating back to sophomore season and was unbeaten against New Jersey competition during his final three high school seasons … two-time New Jersey Wrestler of the Year by NJ.com … 2022 state champion at 190 pounds with an unblemished 38-0 record as a senior … finished junior season with 11-0 record and an NJSIAA state title at 182 pounds in 2021 … also added state title at 160 pounds as a sophomore in 2020 … three-time region and district champion.
